World Manufacturing Forum 2024
World Manufacturing Forum
14-15 October 2024
New Perspectives for the Future of Manufacturing: WMF Outlook 2030
The 2024 edition of the World Manufacturing Forum will delve into innovative pathways shaping the future of manufacturing, paving the way for progress and growth.
Through the World Manufacturing Forum’s first decade, more than 5,000 global policy experts, industrial leaders, and eminent academic and research innovators have come together to address the challenges and discuss the trends in global manufacturing.
Exclusive Location
Milan’s MIND Milano Innovation District is a vibrant hub at the forefront of technological and creative advancement in Italy. Located in an up-and-coming area of the city, this district fosters collaboration among leading companies, startups, and research institutions, driving innovation in fields such as technology, design, and sustainability. It serves as a catalyst for transformative ideas and initiatives, shaping the future of industry and society.
Big Theatre is a unique space, redesigned starting from the 2015 Expo Studios. A redevelopment project aimed to preserve and enhance the existing architecture and industrial design, all in total black. In terms of size, Big Theatre features a total area of 3,900 square meters, indoor and outdoor, with a ceiling that reaches a height of 14 meters. It can host an audience of 3,500 people simultaneously.
Participants will have an exclusive chance to engage with and gain a thorough grasp of key manufacturing topics, alongside experts from prestigious corporations, top international institutions, and leading research organizations.
An Unmissable Event in the Manufacturing Calendar. Join Us!
The World Manufacturing Forum stands as a prestigious gathering where industry leaders, influential policymakers, distinguished academics, and research pioneers converge to address the challenges and trends shaping global manufacturing. This event encompasses keynote sessions, roundtable discussions, and parallel events, focusing on the pivotal trends shaping the evolving manufacturing landscape and their implications.
From exploring the new skills for the future of manufacturing – to embracing a new age of manufacturing based on artificial intelligence and intelligent automation – to digitally enabling the emerging circular manufacturing paradigm – to supporting the redesign of supply chains for resilience – to helping innovate new business models for the sector, the World Manufacturing Forum’s reports have outlined over the years significant manufacturing trends and provided recommendations to assist governments and industries to identify and prioritise key actions for sustainable industrial development that are likely to promote a future that ensures economic, social, and environmental prosperity.
Programme
The full Programme for the 2024 World Manufacturing Forum will be released shortly.
The 2024 edition of the World Manufacturing Forum will showcase the presentation of the 2024 World Manufacturing Report, titled ‘New Perspective for the Future of Manufacturing,’ along with the keynote address on ‘Tipping Points for the Manufacturing Sector’
Panel discussions will offer critical insights into the importance of understanding and navigating a foreseen volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous business environment in the forthcoming years.
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